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AlexKingstonsGigolo t1_jbmp8k6 wrote

Reply to comment by stevenmacarthur in Tennessee governor OKs bill to cut Nashville council in half by Hrekires

Mathematics, however, shows the optimal legislature size is approximately the cube root of the population.

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[deleted] t1_jboeqwo wrote

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InsuranceToTheRescue t1_jbon7gl wrote

I don't know what his source is, but if this were implemented then the US House would be something like 678 or 679.

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jschubart t1_jbp5zt9 wrote

The House should be much bigger.

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InsuranceToTheRescue t1_jbpf548 wrote

We should just institute the Wyoming Rule and be done with it. Reapportion House seats and increase their number so that each district has, as close as possible, the same number of reps per capita as the smallest constituent state.

So, for example, Wyoming's at large district has 578,803 people, making it the least populated state. The last census, under this rule, would have increased the number of House reps and reapportioned them all to each state so that, as best as possible, each rep is representing about 578,803 people.

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girhen t1_jbpk46p wrote

We've seriously hampered the balance of Congress by hard capping the number of Representatives like we have. Some small states getting the benefit of both houses of Congress when only the Senate was meant for the smaller states to benefit.

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theknyte t1_jbr1occ wrote

We live in a instant communication digital age. Congress and the House shouldn't even need to vote on anything anymore. They should be there to represent their districts, and write bills that their constituents want. Then, like once a month, there's a national vote on all propose bills.

The end.

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girhen t1_jbtsbet wrote

The also have committees where they do research, debate bills on the floor for all to discuss, and interview people. No, they do need to be there fairly frequently for in-person activities.

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